Pastry for 9-Inch Pie

This quick and easy pie crust recipe will never fail you when you need to make that perfect, flaky pastry for your holiday treats.

Level:
Easy

Yield:
1 crust

Ingredients

1⅓ c. all-purpose flour

¼ tsp. salt

5 tbsp. cold butter or margarine

3 tbsp. trans-fat free vegetable shortening

5 tbsp. ice water

Directions

In food processor, blend flour and salt. Add butter and shortening; pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some pea-size pieces. Sprinkle in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, pulsing until clumps begin to form. (Or, in large bowl, mix flour and salt. With pastry blender or 2 knives used scissors-fashion, cut in butter and shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add water, mixing lightly with a fork after each addition, until dough just forms clumps.)